First Comes Courage

First Comes Courage
1h 28min

Drama

War

Merle Oberon plays a Norwegian resistance figure in a small town, married to a Nazi commandant. When his superiors begin to suspect her, the Allies land an assassin to kill him -- an assassin who happens to be her former lover.

Cast

Merle Oberon

Merle Oberon

Nicole Larsen

Brian Aherne

Brian Aherne

Capt. Allan Lowell

Carl Esmond

Carl Esmond

Maj. Paul Dichter

Isobel Elsom

Isobel Elsom

Rose Lindstrom

Fritz Leiber

Fritz Leiber

Dr. Aanrud

Erville Alderson

Erville Alderson

Soren

Erik Rolf

Erik Rolf

Ole

Reinhold Schünzel

Reinhold Schünzel

Col. Kurt von Elser

Richard Ryen

Richard Ryen

Dr. Hoff

Lewis Wilson

Lewis Wilson

Dr. Kleinich

Fern Emmett

Fern Emmett

Dress Designer (uncredited)

Byron Foulger

Byron Foulger

Norwegian Shopkeeper (uncredited)

Hans Heinrich von Twardowski

Hans Heinrich von Twardowski

Nazi Captain (uncredited)

John Elliott

John Elliott

Norwegian patient

Greta Granstedt

Greta Granstedt

Girl assistant

William Phillips

William Phillips

Edvard, Aanrud's assistant

Pietro Sosso

Pietro Sosso

Janitor

Conrad Binyon

Conrad Binyon

Boy

Arno Frey

Arno Frey

Sergeant

Eric Feldary

Eric Feldary

Private

Henry Rowland

Henry Rowland

Private

Hans von Morhart

Hans von Morhart

German guard

Ethel Griffies

Ethel Griffies

Nurse

Walter Thiele

Walter Thiele

Orderly

John Royce

John Royce

German orderly

Frederic Brunn

Frederic Brunn

German guard

Lloyd Ingraham

Lloyd Ingraham

Elderly Norwegian man

Louis Adlon

Louis Adlon

Nazi lieutenant

Niels Bagge

Niels Bagge

Thorsten

Rex Williams

Rex Williams

Young Nazi officer

Otto Reichow

Otto Reichow

Young Nazi officer

Fern Emmett

Fern Emmett

Dress designer

Guy Kingsford

Guy Kingsford

Submarine commander

Louis Jean Heydt

Louis Jean Heydt

First Norwegian (uncredited)

Nelson Leigh

Nelson Leigh

Blake

Release date

29th Jul 1943

Status

Released

Spoken languages